Is it true that when a calamity falls upon a muslim. Such as sorrow, grief, sickness and financial difficulties etc. Each of his sins will be erased and good deeds will be written on his account till he reaches Allah without any sins if Allah wills it. And his aakhirah will be filled with blessings and rewards because of the patience he had endured and his trust in Allah?

Sins
12 Dec

ANSWER: Sins will be erased but not all of them but rather according to the calamity itself. 

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Sheikh Can we greet each other with salam in the mosque after prayers or can someone answer by shaking hands even though he is making a du`aa’ (supplication) to Allah at that time?

Innovations, Prayer
11 Dec

ANSWER: Shaking hands after every prayers is an innovation, no problem to greet each other if you didn’t see them for a while. 

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Sheikh I have Qur’an app in my Ipad, sometimes I throw my Ipad on bed or sofa casually without realising I have Qur’an app in it. When I remember it I feel so bad and I feel like I shouldn’t have done it. Will it be counted as sin? It makes me feel like i should delete the app just to be on safer side. Please advise me on it.

Reading/Reciting the Quran
11 Dec

ANSWER: The app that contains Qur’an is not similar to the Mushaf because the text in these devices are encrypted and are in virtual form, hence if we don’t respect it like Qur’an, there’s nothing wrong in that. 

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A Mexican in one of the prisons just embraced Islam? Can you please provide me the names of some books to send him via amazon (if in Spanish would be an added advantage)

Knowledge & Propagation
10 Dec

ANSWER: 1. Kitaab at Tawheed.  2. Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allah.  3. Sealed Nectar. Look for the Spanish translation online on Darussalam publications. 

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I have hundreds of friends on Facebook. I also follow a lot of Islamic pages and I have joined many Islamic groups. They usually share good posts ( for worldly benefits and for the benefits of hereafter). If I give likes (pressing like button) on the good posts, will I get Sawab (benefits for hereafter)?

Social Media
10 Dec

ANSWER: If your ‘likes’ would make others see that post and they follow it or forward it and people benefit from it, yes, this would be written down as a good deed from you and would be rewarded accordingly in sha Allah.(Providing the post is authentic in itself) 

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Is this hadith authentic that whoever says ayatul kursi after every fard prayer the only barrier between him and Jannah is death?

Prayer, Supplications
10 Dec

ANSWER: This is authentic.

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Sheikh, if we perform tawaf apart from the one in umrah, do we have to offer any nafil after performing it or read any specific duas?

Hajj and Umrah
10 Dec

ANSWER: You should pray 2 rakahs behind maqam Ibrahim. There’s no specific dua after completing the tawaf. 

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I was informed from saudi embassy that women without mahram can enter saudi alone after they turn 45.can i perform umrah or hadj alone when i turn 45?i am a female living alone without any mahrams help or family members help.please make dua for my family and me.

Hajj and Umrah
10 Dec

If you don’t have any mahrams to take you, you are exempt from making Hajj and umrah.  You must not travel without a mahram even for hajj.  What the governments say or legislate doesn’t overwrite what Prophet salla Allahu aliaihi wa sallam ordered and he ordered that women cannot travel alone without a male mahram.  […]

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Please advise about keeping cat as a pet if it is okay or otherwise. Moreover, does a person need to do fresh Wadu after playing with Cat or has to change his cloths etc. after touching the cat.

Halal/Haram Matters
09 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in keeping a cat as a pet, you don’t need to renew the wudu if the cat touches you.  The prohibition is in buying and selling cats. 

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Sheikh,is it permissible for the husband to ask his wife to help with the household chores and do cooking for his parents as they are old and sick? can she disobey him in this?(she doesn’t have doesn’t have children yet) the husband can’t do cooking&cleaning for his parents as he’s at work,should she obey him?

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws
09 Dec

ANSWER: She’s not obliged to cook and clean for her parents in law. However if she does it while she’s already preparing food for her husband (which is her duty) then she will be rewarded for it.  Kindly refer to the following link(s):  https://youtu.be/NWK6kJcMytI

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